One person is dead following a crash in south Las Vegas on Wednesday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

According to Metro Lt. Steven Skenandore, a pedestrian was attempting to cross the street in the area of Valley View Boulevard and Somerset Hills Avenue, east of Somerset Hills Park, just before 8 p.m. Wednesday when they were hit by a vehicle.

The pedestrian, Skenandore said, was taken to a local hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after. As of late Wednesday evening, Valley View was shut down from Cactus Avenue to Bella Palermo Way.

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